Boxing toy



Sept. 3, 1929. A, A. BRINKMAN 1,726,644

BOXING TOY Filed Sept. 17, 1928 2 Shets-Sheet 1 INVENTOE. Wm WM flTTORNEIT Sept. 3, 1 9 A. A. BRINKMAN BOXING TOY Filed Sept. 17. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet FIE. 4.

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0941/1475 fuwu Patented Sept. 3, 1929.

UNITED STATES a g 1,726,644. PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT A. BRINKMAN, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-EALF TO ELODIE M. HUYGENS, OF ST. ILAUL, MINNESOTA.

BOXING TOY.

My invention relates to a boxing toy and the main object is to provide an attractive, realistic and novel toy. of said class in which the movements of a pair of real boxers engaged in a boxing match are very closely duplicated or imitated and governed by certain manipulations of control means, as hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my toy with one side of ,its base removed to reveal certain details.

Fig. 2 is an approximately vertical crosssectional detail about as one line 22 in Fig.

F 1 and in enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is an elongated sectional view ason line 33 in Fig. 1, belng-enlarged in scale to reveal certain lnterior mechanisms of the head part of either of the two fighting figures of the device.

Fig. l is an enlarged vertical elevation of C having end walls C side walls 0* and bottom C Said figures have each a head 5 preferably neck part of which is connected to the body by suitable flexible means such as a piece of stifi but resilient rubber 6. The bodyof each fighting figure is also hollow cast construction down to the knees 7 at which place there is a horizontal pivot pin 8 in each joint connecting the body to the lower leg or foot portion 9. Que foot of each figure is pivotally fixed to the baseby a vertical pin 10 projecting down through the box-top C and having a head at its lower extremity.

11 (Fig. 2) is a helical coil spring about each pin 10 below base part C and suitably fixed to the base and to the head part of the pin in such manner as to hold the leg part 9 upright and so that the figure it is supporting normally faces the other counterpart figure.

' When either figure is knocked part way round on its, pivot by a blow, the spring automatically restores the figure to its original posltion. 3

12 in Fig. 4: is an upright single spring bar fixed as at 13 to thelower leg part 9 and its upper part engagingbetween two pins of hollow cast construction and the j j j from one of the latter where it carries'any suitable type of finger-operated means such lever 17A to each end of this lever.

other fighting figure which throws its body part back, the said body part will of course spring back as to dotted line posi tron in Fig. 4 momentarily, the spring 12 yielding but immediately restoring the figure to upright position.

I will now describe the arm manipulating means for the figures, a descr1pt1on of one figure only being necessary as they are counterparts, and certain features in the head part of each figure.

15 is a horizontal transverse aperture through each figure at its shoulder, in the opposite end parts of which is pivotally mounted vertically a pair of rollers 16. 17 is a dimetrical pin rotatably retained in each roller, and exteriorly of the roller the upper end of an arm 18 is mounted while the inner end of said pin comprises lever 17A to which is attached a manipulating cord l9extending downwardly within the body and thence into the hollow base to manually operated means for raising and lowering the arms.

Said means comprises a shaft 23 extending longitudinally under the cover 0 and journaled in the end walls C protruding as a button or knob20 (see Fig. 1) which is engaged to oscillate the shaft 23. 21 is a beam lever for each figure and'directly below it, 'a cord 19 extending down'from an arm It is now clear that oscillation of knob 20 causes the arms 18 of each figure to raise or lower on their respective pins 17, each arm of course 1 being normally hanging down at the side of the. figurewhen its lever 17A is directed upwarclly and said arm being raised by the downward movement of lever 17 A when cord 19 is pulled downwardly by the action of the beam lever arm 21 to which it is attached. The mechanical action just described gives a realistic arm movement for raising and lowering the arms of each figure and stimulating a punching action of a real fighter swinging his arms in a boxing contest. I also provide further arm swinging means consisting of a cord 31C for each arm roller member 16, each cord passed horizontally when the head is in normal position. j acent the pupil. 41, the disc'i's painted a dark part Way around each roller from a pin 33 (Fig. 2) thence inwardly to a central fixed upright guide roller 3d thence rearwardly toward the back of the figure to a horizontal 1y fixed roller of bar 35, (Fig. 2) thence downwardly within the body, to and through the top of base 0. There is of course thus a pair of cords 32 Within each fighting figure the lower ends of said cords attached to the following manipulating means. i

'25 are a pair of longitudinally spaced disc belt-wheels or pulleys, within base C, and 26 is an intermediate drive pulley, all mounted in a frame 27 fixed on floor C5 of the base "(as in Figs. 1 and 2)on shafts 28 and 29 respectively.

30 is a belt or equivalent engaging under pullev 26, thence passed upwardly and out- -wardly over discs 25 and under the latter.

Shaft 29 is provided with a crank 29C exteriorly of the base and turning of the latter causes discs 25 to rotate simultaneously. The latterhave each a pair of auxiliary discs 31, one on each end of its shaft 28, each said disc 31 having a crank pin 32 to which is attached the lower end of a cord 310. It is understood that there is one disc 25 and its associated parts, as described, under each It is well known in boxing circles that fighters often acquire discolored eyes during a boxing match. I have also provided for an imitation of this in the use of my boxing toy. The head of either combatant (as on figure A in Fig. 1) may be at any time violently struck byan arm of the other fighter, causing the said head to be tilted back suddenly as illustrated. The tilting is only momentary and the rubber mounting 6 of thehead permits of it but instantly pulls the head back to normal position.

Each head of my device being hollow, as described, I provide two eye-apertures 36 therein, one at each side. 37 is a transverse shaft fixed in opposite side walls of the head. On said shaft 37 I mount a sleeve 38 witha fixed central depending counterweight 39.

Forward of shaft 37 the sleeve 38 is provided with two discs 40, one adjacent each eye aperture .36 and on the outer face of each disc is painted or otherwise represented, the pupil 41 of the-eye and exposed in said aperipge color, as area L2 in Fig. 3 when the head is violently. forced back, counterweight 39 swings away from normal hanging position as to dotted position shown dotted in Fig. 3, swinging on pivot shaft 37 and the dark colored areas 42 of the discs 40 are swung of the head. 'Outwardly of the said :pin 46 arm 43 is extended to form a short arm 43A which maybe pressed down to disengagearm 43 from notch 38N to allow the weight .39 to drop to normal position, when the pupil d1 of the eye is again exposed in its normal position.

In the foregoing description I have'fully disclosed my invention embodying its preferred construction as disclosed in the draw ings. It is obvious that a number of variations of details might be incorporated in the assembly'of major and minor parts without departing from the scope and spirit ofmy invention.

For example it may be necessary to include a retrieving spring (not shown) for each arm roller 16 to keep a taut condition Also,in an inexpensive form of my device the feet of the figures may be fixed permanent and further the entire figure may be rigid, omitting the yieldableself-adjusting knee joint and spring means described. i

I claim: I

1. In a boxing toy having a hollow base and two figures mounted thereon in simulation' of two boxers facing each other, each figure mounted with'a leg'secured to the top ofsaid base on a spring actuated pin normally, holding the figure in position to face the other figure, a knee joint in each leg, each figure comprising a hollow integral body and thighs the latter pivoted at said knee joints, a head mounted between the shoulders of each figure on a yielding, elastic element, an arm pivotally-mounted in the body at each shoulder to be swung in vertical plane and further pivot means'for each arm providing horizontal swinging of same, and arm mashaft mounted in each head rearward of said eye apertures, a plate fixed on said shaft and oscillatable inwardly of and past each said aperture, apendulum on said shaft, and a representation of a normal eye on each plate and exposed in said aperture when the head is normally upright, a colored area on each plate arranged to be oscillated into exposed position in each said aperture when the head is tilted beyond a normal upright position.

3. The structure specified in claim 1, in which the head of each figure is hollow and provided with eye apertures, a transverse shaft mounted in each head rearward of said eye apertures, a plate fixed on said shaft and oscillatable inwardly of and past each said aperture, a pendulum on said shaft, and a representation of a normal eye on each plate and exposed in said aperture when the head i is normally upright, a colored area on each plate arranged to be oscillated into exposed position in each said aperture when the head is tilted beyond a normal upright position, and means within each head adapted to yieldably engage and hold said eye plates in position with their colored areas exposed and including a spring lever arm pivoted in the rear part of the head and having one arm ex posed outwardly of the head to release the arm as described.-

4. The structure specified in claim 1, in

yvhich said manually operated arm control cord means in the base comprises a main drive wheel and two driven wheels, a pair of crank pins fixed on each of the latter and connected one to each of the horizontal arm swinging cords of the figure above it, a crank for rotating said driven wheels, simultaneously; an oscillatable shaft within the base with suitable finger engaging means exteriorly thereof, a beam lever fixed on said shaft below each figure and one of said cords manipulating the arm raising means attached to an end of said beam lever, substantially as shown and described.

5. The structure specified in claim 1 in which the pin of the mounted leg of each figure extends below the top of the base a retrieving coil spring about said pin with one end fixed to said base top and the other end to the pin to bring the figure back to a predetermined position after it had been swung .away from such position.

6. The structure specified in claim 1 in which the pin of the mounted leg of each figure extends below the top of the base a retrieving coil spring about said pin with one end fixed to said base top and the other end to the pin to bring the figure back to a predetermined position after it has been swung away from such position, and a. yielding, elongated stiff spring element fixed below each said knee joint and extending upwardly with its free end, means fixed on the adjacent thigh part of the figure slidably engaging said spring for the purpose described. I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALBERT A. BRINKMAN. 

